Weyburn city council issues apology for disability group home comments

March 15, 2019 / by BBG Security / Canada, Disability Group Home, Group Home, Mayor Marcel Roy, The Creeks, Weyburn, Weyburn City Council, Weyburn Group Home

[ad_1] City council in Weyburn, Sask., has apologized to residents and other Canadians for using insensitive words after a controversial decision to reject a care home for people with disabilities. But the council isn’t saying whether it will reconsider the move. READ MORE: Weyburn councillor apologizes for ‘stigma’ remark surrounding group home A letter from […]

New Saskatchewan bus service making travel easier for people with disabilities

March 13, 2019 / by BBG Security / Affordable Rides, Canada, Disabilities, Greyhound, Saskatchewan residents, Saskatchewan Transportation Company, STC, Transportation, Western Canada, Wheelchair Accessibility

[ad_1] A new bus service is trying to fill the void left after the province lost Saskatchewan Transportation Company (STC) in 2017 and Greyhound stopped service in Western Canada in October 2018. Affordable Rides launched about two weeks ago, providing Saskatchewan residents with a bit of optimism — especially those with disabilities. The new transportation […]

Proposed Canadian travel regulations for people with disabilities don’t go far enough, critics say – BC

March 11, 2019 / by BBG Security / accessibility for travellers with disabilitie, Air Passenger Rights, Canada, Canada travel regulations, Canada travel rules, Canada travel with disabilities, Canadian Transportation Agency, flying for people with disabilities, Gabor Lukacs, News, Scott Streiner, Travel, Travel rules for people with disabilities

[ad_1] For people living with disabilities, travelling can be a challenge. The Canadian Transportation Agency and federal accessibility minister announced new proposed regulations that promise to be a game-changer for travellers with disabilities. The proposed regulations would affect communication, training, accessibility and service on large airlines, rail, ferries, buses and terminals. For example, terminals would […]

Montrealers with reduced mobility calling for better snow, ice removal on city sidewalks – Montreal

March 11, 2019 / by BBG Security / Canada, Health, icy streets, Jimmy Dion, Laurent Morissette, Montreal, Montreal Accessibility, Montreal snow clearance, Montreal snow removal, RAPLIQ, Reduced Mobility, Slippery sidewalks, Snow Removal, Traffic, Valerie Plante, Wheelchair

[ad_1] This winter has been downright dangerous for Montrealers with reduced mobility. For many, navigating the city’s slippery streets and sidewalks has been nothing short of a nightmare. Now, disability rights advocates are calling on the city to take more action to tackle the ice on its slippery sidewalks. “We don’t go out,” said Laurent […]

Preschool program brings ‘light’ to parents of child with disabilities

March 8, 2019 / by BBG Security / Apple IPad, Calgary preschool for special needs children, Canada, Children With Disabilities, children with disability, early education program Calgary, Education, Features, Getting Ready for Inclusion Today, Getting Ready for Inclusion Today Calgary, Getting Ready for Inclusion Today early education program, GRIT, GRIT Calgary society, GRIT gala, GRIT preschool program, GRIT Program, ipad communication device, News, preschool for children with special needs, preschool kids with medical challenges Calgary

[ad_1] Just a couple of years ago, Angelina Shirley couldn’t imagine sending her then two-year-old daughter Sadie to preschool. Legally blind, deaf, non-verbal and requiring the use of a wheelchair, little Sadie faced significant challenges. So too did her parents when it came to trying to help their daughter. READ MORE: How to address sibling […]

Peterborough Easter Seals Telethon to be held April 7 at Lansdowne Place – Peterborough

March 7, 2019 / by BBG Security / Canada, Cerebral Palsy, Easter Seals, Easter Seals Fundraiser, Easter Seals Telethon, Peterborough, Peterborough Fundraiser, Peterborough telethon, Ryerson Beardmore, Stuart Harrison, when is Easter Seals Telethon, when is Peterborough Easter Seals Telethon

[ad_1] Peterborough’s 47th annual Easter Seals Telethon is just around the corner, and the campaign officially kicked off at Lansdowne Place on Thursday morning. For 46 years, volunteers have manned the phones, taking pledges of support for children with physical disabilities. WATCH: Easter Seals drop zone preview on Global News Morning This year’s ambassador is […]

Almost 40,000 Canadian veterans waiting to receive disability benefits as of November – National

March 7, 2019 / by BBG Security / Canada, Canadian Forces, Canadian Military, Canadian Veterans, canadian veterans disability, Disability, Disability Payments, Lawrence MacAulay, Politics, Veterans, Veterans Affairs, Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay, veterans disability backlog

[ad_1] OTTAWA — Despite repeated promises to fix the mess, the number of veterans waiting to find out whether they qualify for disability benefits has continued to grow, and there are fears the turmoil will only worsen in the coming weeks. New figures from Veterans Affairs Canada show nearly 40,000 veterans were waiting at the […]

N.S. inquiry finds that hospital violated human rights of people with disabilities – Halifax

March 4, 2019 / by BBG Security / Beth MacLean, Canada, Disability Rights Coalition, Discrimination, Health, Hearing, Joseph Delaney, News, Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia Human Rights Act, Nova Scotia Human Rights Inquiry, Politics, Sheila Livingstone, Violated Human Rights

[ad_1] A human rights inquiry has found that the human rights of three people with intellectual disabilities were violated by confining them in a Nova Scotia hospital ward for more than a decade. The applicants in the case – Beth MacLean, Joseph Delaney and the late Sheila Livingstone – had argued that the province should […]

N.B. veterans fight to receive disability tax credit – New Brunswick

March 1, 2019 / by BBG Security / Canada, Canada Revenue Agency, disability tax credit, federal disability tax credit, Global News at 6 New Brunswick, New Brunswick, New Brunswick veterans, News, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, revenue canada, Roland Buchanan, Veterans, veterans tax breaks

[ad_1] Three military veterans from New Brunswick say their daily battles with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are not being taken seriously by Revenue Canada. All three have applied for the federal disability tax credit on multiple occasions and have been denied every time. READ MORE: Canada’s disability tax credit program needs major overhaul, Senate committee […]

U.S. won’t allow performance of Newfoundland play about man with disability

February 24, 2019 / by BBG Security / Canada, Crippled, Disability, Entertainment, News, Paul David Power, Play, San Francisco Theatre, Theatre, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, United States, World

Lethbridge church gives people with disabilities a night to shine Lethbridge

[ad_1] A Newfoundland playwright says his failed two-year battle for a visa to perform in the United States speaks to the barriers facing independent artists telling diverse stories. Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security rejected a detailed application to bring Paul David Power’s autobiographical play “Crippled” to a San Francisco theatre. Help […]

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